Ron’s Short Review: This book is very medical community centric but the point they make reinforces what we know from many other studies. Focusing on your employees first, your customers (patients) second and your finances third is the best way to engage your employees to positively impact your customers and finances.
Ron’s Short Review: This is a hidden gem. We all want to be good leaders but have you thought about the other “half” of being a good follower or partner?
Ron’s Short Review: I just love the idea of curiosity and use it often to help myself and clients learn to listen better. Brian Grazer (Ron Howard’s movie producing partner) makes a great case for how intentional curiosity has helped him live a richer life. I did take a few notes but I think the book could have been written with at least one third fewer pages. I think the books “A More Beautiful Question” and “Learn or Die” have a little more meat on the topic.
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Ron’s Short Review: Yes, you probably need to be a Michigan football fan to fully appreciate the entire story. However, this may be one of the best stories I’ve seen about the need for a new leader to walk that tightrope that balances traditions and culture with the need for change.
Ron’s Short Review: Even though David Brooks is an award winning NYT columnist, I wasn’t expecting as much out of this book as some of the other books I was reading at the time. My apologies David. When he writes, “I wrote it, to be honest, to save my own soul,” you know you’re in for a ride. Well done.
Ron’s Short Review: Kiel does a really good job of answering the age old question, “Is there any Return on Investment (“ROI”) from Character? He makes a strong case that “ROC” may provide the greatest ROI of any factor.
Ron’s Short Review: “Classical wisdom for modern leaders.” The authors do a great job of bringing in the essence and philosophy of Plato, Aristotle, Thales, and even the Skeptics. Great short read with a lot of punch.
Ron’s Short Review: I’ve liked many of Lencioni’s books but delayed digging into this one because I thought it might be just one more topic. However, he does a great job of pulling many of his concepts together in the form of a “healthy” organization.
Ron’s Short Review: You’ll have to read the book to get all the great advice on the power of humility but here is Dickson’s great summary of the concept, “the humble person is marked by a willingness to hold power in service of others.”
Ron’s Short Review: There is a lot in here for the professional blogger or journalist but with people from CEO’s to other corporate leaders writing blogs these days, there is a lot of practical advice for writing short. Worth a quick read and outline of what will improve your short writing.
Ron’s Short Review: While this book was written for the Chrisian audience, the principles apply directly to any Leadership Team. You’ll have no trouble translating them directly to the corporate environment.
Ron’s Short Review: This was a re-read for me. First published around 2007. Like many of these “observation of change” books, the author seemed to see it coming but the points of the book are really hitting us now, a few years after the original publication. Worth rethinking as the future unfolds.